AN unemployed graduate from Nelson Mandela University (NMU), Lunga Ngcabashe (28), has come up with an idea of keeping the youth busy in Tsomo.
Ngcabashe, from Ngcongcora in Tsomo, confirmed that by doing this initiative he also wanted to plough back to his community.
To ensure that his dream is fulfilled, Ngcabashe is working with his stakeholders who also come from areas in the Ntsika Yethu Local Municipality.
They started a project called Singing Competition at Phase, which is aired on DSTV Channel 260 on Wednesdays at 4pm and repeated on Saturdays at 9:30am.
This project consists of music and drama. “Our intention of shooting this series was to show youth that they have potential and they have a choice. Even if they continue with their education, they also have other directions in life,” he said.
He added that he had graduated with a qualification in visual art, but he is unemployed at the moment.
He said that he had met other professionals from the same area and told them about his initiative.
Ngcabashe said they showed interest and that led them to come on-board and they started a foundation called the Transkei Youth Foundation, which is the umbrella of what they are doing to develop young people.
He confirmed that there were many activities that were encouraged by this foundation.
“When the lockdown started, we were forced to come back home.
“I am a person who likes to work with the youth.
“We then decided to gather youth from Tsomo, Ngqamakhwe and Cofimvaba, even in schools, with the aim of doing auditions for those who were interested in joining our project.
“We workshopped those who were qualifying for what we wanted,” he said.
